The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-25

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will preach Christmas sermon. The fol-
| lowing is the music:
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Professional Hymn, shout the Glad ridings,''
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Hymn. And These Were shepherds" banks
Hymn. .'Hark! the Herald Angel sings"
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ofertory, ''sing, o Heavens .......... banks
DoXolOgy .................. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
In the afternoon the Sunday school Christ
mas celebration will take place at $50
O'Clock. The church is handsomely deco
rated with evergreens.
CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION.
| At the Lutheran Church of the Ascension
| there will be special Christmas services. DR..
W. =. Bowman will preach at II a. m. and
5;30 p. n. An elaborate programme Of
music has been prepared and will be given
under the leadership Of Mr.. Charles Ratz.
The following is the programme at the
morning service.
Christmas Anthem, 20, Holy.Nigbt" A Adams
tiloria IN Excelsis. -. Danks
Ohertory. Solo. ..-............. Mrs. Berrien
These Were Shepherds. SUPERINTENDENT urpin
The guartette is composed Of Mrs. Ber-
rien, soprano Mrs. Dupont, alto; Mr..
SWANSON, tenor, and Mr.. f. I. Harden,
basSo.
INDEPENDENT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
While the whole land is full of chimes
and carols, the Presbyterian church makes
no special Observance of Christmas day, and
the only recognition Of the festival at the
Independent Presbyterian church to-day
will be the SINGING of the beautiful Christ
mas hymn 'Adeste Fidelis' by the chorus
choir, and tae anthem Sing and Rejoice,
by BaTnby, at the evening service. Rev.
Dr. Pratt, of Louisville, will preach at both
morning and evening services.
ST. PATRICK's CHURCH.
The sermon at St Patrick's church will
be unusually interesting and impressive.
Rev Father Kennedy will celebrate his
first mass at 10 O'Clock this morning. He
will be assisted by Vicar General Cafferty,
and Fathers Balm and Quinlan as deacon
and sub-deacon. Dachauers mass will be
sung for the first time in Savannah under
the direction of Prof. A. f. Schultze. The
solo sopranos will be Miss NJ. O'Byrne,
Mrs. J. F. Crohan, assisted by Misses Grady
and Savarese.
The solo tenor will be Mr.. F. F. Rebarer.
assisted by Messrs. Brooks and O'Donovan.
The solo alto win be Miss g. O'Donahue,
assisted by Miss l. OrByIne.
The solo bassos viii be Messrs. NJ. A.
O'Byrne and H. A. Dumas
Miss Ida O'Byrne will preside at the or
gan.
The following selections will be given:
"Kyrie, " GLORIA, t." ''Credo," 'Sanctus" and
"Agnus Del" from "Messe Solemnellen of
Louis Dachauer.
Benedctus-N iolin solo, Professor Schultze.
Adeste fidelis- Christmas hymn, Novello
Offertory--Ave Maria, by Owen trio-Miss
o'Byrne and Messrs. Reoarer and O'Byrne.
Vespers and benedictions will be celebra-
ted at 1 O'Clock by Father Kennedy The
music viii be, 'Dixit Dominus," "Benedic-
tins" Beatus Viz" "Laudate Pueri" and
'Laudate Dominum," from Rosewig's YES
pers.
Adsste Fidelis. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Novello
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CATHEDRAL OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST.
There will be no elaborate music at the
Cathedral. High mass will be celebrated at
5 o'clock this morning by Rev. Father
Caiferty assisted 10y Fathers Colbert and
McConville rs deacons. Low mass will he
said at $50 1880 and $50 O'Clock. At 1880
o'clock solemn high mass will be celebrated,
at which Websr's mass in G. will be sung
by the Cathedral choir under the direction
Of II. j. Winkers. director, and Prof. Leo
Nehrtens, organist- Re-. Father McCon-
vile will be the celebrant at this mass. At
4 O'clock vespe7s will be sung. Bishop
Becker is North and is unable to reach here
in time to oiliciate at the Christmas cele-
bration.
AT THE OTHER CHURCHES.
At Trinity Methodist, Wesley Monu-
mental and First Baptist and First Presby-
terrain churches special Christmas services
will be held. The Sunday school celebra-
tons at Trinity and Wesley Monumental
and the First Presbyterian churches will be
special features of interest. The music at
the Baptist church will be by quartette
choir and will be rendered with orchestral
accompaniment.
Christmas services will be held in nearly
all of the colored churches, and in num-
Der of them elaborate programmes have
been arranged.